User Manual

WAVELAB
16 – 342 Using Auto Split
Introduction
Auto Split is a powerful function that allows you to automatically split au-
dio files according to certain specified rules. You can use it to split files in
the following ways:
• …at marker points
• …at regions containing silences
• …at beat points using beat detection
• …at specific time intervals
• …according to a description of regions stored in a text file
In addition, you can use the Auto Split function to remove silence at the
start and end of a file, or to split stereo files into two mono files.
The Auto Split function can either create new files or Montage clips refer-
encing the original file(s). The new files or clips can be automatically named
and/or numbered.
The Auto Split dialog
To open the Auto Split dialog, select “Auto Split” from the Tools menu, or
press [Ctrl]-[T].
What appears is actually a series of dialogs or pages, with different pa-
rameters and options according to what Auto Split method you select.
When you have set up the first page as desired, click “Next” to proceed to
the next page, and so on. If you change your mind, you can click “Back” to
go back to the previous page.
• On the first page you specify what file(s) to process with Auto Split.
You can select between:
• The Wave in the currently active window (or a selection of the same Wave).
• All wav or aif files in a specified folder (optionally including subfolders).
• File List (a text file containing the names and paths to audio files on your disks,
with one file name per line).
For the last two items you have to click the Browse button and navigate to the desired
folder or text file, respectively.